Tag Archive: "misery"
A meager 6-day BreakAway was all the Gods were willing to offer in atonement for this heinous, interminable winter. And though I really shouldn’t complain, I will—as the retreat became Dickensian in a fractional way:…
“NOT in MY house!” So goes an old saying. And in MY house, those NOTS include a short but do-able list of guidelines for Sundays:
> No working.
> No obsessing on tech toys.
>…
The BreakAway gospel preaches that we should take temporary retirement throughout our working years. But the career-break culture goes beyond that—and includes good-times time-management tricks like using all your vacation days, committing to meaningful hobbies,…
The little girl in the ruby slippers says, “There’s no place like home.” And she’s right: After a long travel adventure, home can feel like the most dull, predictable, and (just say it) boring place…
The family vacation may go the way of the dodo bird—if work bennies and family units continue to fall apart. Perhaps that’s why some of us keep advocating long-term family travel: escaping your homelife for…
Once upon a time, people grew their own food and played in the sunshine and sat around talkin’ story. Nowadays, most of us choose instead to stare at screens and tap on plastics and text to…
Career break travel isn’t always postcards and peak moments. Last week, for example, one couple’s sabbatical got rocked by a deadly earthquake. Ouch! Imagine enjoying the legendary beauty of Christchurch, New Zealand, only to see your…
Coral Bay on St. John offers a stunning setting for a retreat, and I’ve loved this place for 21 years now. But unlike a family farm, getaway sites feel eerily ephemeral. CB may be “where…
How many reasons are there to take a BreakAway? With this new series, let’s find out, one by one. For Kanye West, a spontaneous inspiration arose when he rudely interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech during the MTV…
How much do people cling to their jobs (that they often say they don’t like)? So much so that three out of four will go there when they feel sick. Call me crazy; call me…
